ABSTRACT
Hiller journeyed all around the world to visit holy places, sacred to different religions, with natural water sources at their center. This chapter presents three models for Hiller's water collection and bottling and for her creation of the Homages to Joseph Beuys: Pilgrimage to Holy Places, which includes the collection of holy substances and its preservation in containers; the art of Joseph Beuys, which aimed at healing through shamanistic use of materials; and anthropology, the collection of research material for the scientific analysis of culture. Customs of collecting and bottling holy water are far from being unique to the past, as most contemporary religious pilgrims to the Jordan River collect its water in bottles as eulogia, blessings, as the river still holds the blessing of the Messiah. Hiller's method of water collection and bottling can easily be regarded as collecting "research material", especially in connection with the meticulous labeling of the containers, according to time and place.
